A natural history of water birds.
Bibliographic Citation:
Bewick, Thomas, 1753-1828. A natural history of water birds. Alnwick : Printed and sold wholesale and retail by W. Davison, [1820?]
Alternative Title:
Water birds
Publisher:
Printed and sold wholesale and retail by W. Davison, [1820?]
Notes:
  • "With thirty-four engravings on wood"--t.p.
  • First sentence: "The bittern is less than the heron, and is neither so voracious nor destructive."
  • Includes 34 woodcuts.
  • Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections, Bourke Collection: one of 3 titles bound together, in a set of 3 volumes. The above is from Volume II, bound in with A Natural history of British quadrupeds and A Natural history of British birds; with binder's spine title: Quadrups, Birds, 1824. Numerous wood engravings by Thomas Bewick. 3/4 leather, marbled paper over boards.
Physical Description:
text.chapbook.black and white, 14 x 9 cm.
Language:
English
Chapbook Category:
Geographical Description, Local History and Natural History
Digital Collection:
McGill Library's Chapbook Collection
Sponsor:
The McGill Library's Chapbook Collection was made possible through a generous donation from the Harold Crabtree Foundation.
Copyright:
All images licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/deed.en_US. For information, please contact Rare Books and Special Collections, McGill University Library.
Link to this chapbook:
http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/chapbooks/fullrecord.php?ID=8204
Chapbook Identifier:
PN970_D39_B49_1820_v_2_003529017